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Mirror-image matching and mental rotation problem solving by baboons (papio papio): unilateral input enhances performance

Hopkins WD, Fagot J, Vauclair J. Mirror-image matching and mental rotation problem solving by baboons (Papio papio): unilateral input enhances performance. J Exp Psychol Gen. 1993 Mar;122(1):61-72. Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – Three experiments, using a matching-to-sample procedure, were […]

Manual and hemispheric specialization in the manipulation of a joystick by baboons (papio papio).

Fagot, J. & Vauclair, J. (1993) Manual and hemispheric specialization in the manipulation of a joystick by baboons (Papio papio). Behavioral Neuroscience, 107, 210-214 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract -Manual performance asymmetries were examined in 8 baboons (Papio papio). Using […]

Rotation of mental images in baboons when the visual input is directed to the left cerebral hemisphere.

Vauclair, J. Fagot, J. & Hopkins, WD. (1993). Rotation of mental images in baboons when the visual input is directed to the left cerebral hemisphere. Psychological Science, 4, 99-103 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract –The mental rotation phenomenon was examined […]

Laterality in cats : paw preference and performance in a visuomotor activity

Fabre-Thorpe, M., Fagot, J., Levesque, F. & Vauclair, J. (1993). Laterality in cats : Paw preference and performance in a visuomotor activity. Cortex, 29, 15-24. Abstract Laterality in paw use was investigated over a period of 6 years in 44 domestic cats trained to perform a reaching movement toward a moving spot of light. Both […]

Haptic discrimination of nonsense shapes : hand exploratory strategies but not accuracy reveal laterality effects

Fagot, J., Lacreuse, A, Vauclair, J (1993). Haptic discrimination of nonsense shapes : hand exploratory strategies but not accuracy reveal laterality effects. Brain and Cognition, 21, 212-225 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – Studies on haptic processing show inconsistent results […]

Lateralization in haptic processing an apparatus for analyzing manual strategies

Fagot, J., Arnaud, B., Chiambretto, M. & Fayolle, R. (1992). Lateralization in haptic processing : An apparatus for analyzing manual strategies. Behaviour Research Methods, Instruments and Computers, 24, 54-59. Abstract – We describe an apparatus for testing laterality in haptic processing in the discrimination of nonsense shapes in humans or monkeys. The system, which […]

Latéralisation chez le chat dans une tâche de pointage du membre antérieur en direction d’une cible mobile

Fabre-Thorpe, M., Fagot, J., & Vauclair, J. Latéralisation chez le chat dans une tâche de pointage du membre antérieur en direction d’une cible mobile. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 313, Série III, p. 427-433,1991 Abstract – La latéralisation de 44 chats a été analysée dans la réalisation d’un geste de pointage effectué en […]

Asymmetrical hand usage in rhesus monkeys in tactually and visually regulated tasks

Fagot, J., Dréa, C. & Wallen, K. (1991). Asymmetrical hand usage in rhesus monkeys in tactually and visually regulated tasks. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 105, 260-268 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – Asymmetrical hand use by rhesus monkeys (Macaca rnulatta) […]

Manual laterality in nonhuman primates : a distinction between handedness and manual specialization.

Fagot, J. & Vauclair, J. (1991). Manual laterality in nonhuman primates : A distinction between handedness and manual specialization. Psychological Bulletin, 109, 76-89 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – This article examines individual and group manual lateralization in nonhuman primates […]

Handedness and manual specialization in the baboons.

Fagot, J. & Vauclair, J. (1988). Handedness and manual specialization in the baboons. Neuropsychologia, 6, 795-804 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – Manual preferences of six baboons were tested with three kinds of experimental tasks: (1) a simple reaching on […]

Handedness and bimanual coordination in the lowland gorilla

Fagot, J. & Vauclair, J. (1998). Handedness and bimanual coordination in the lowland gorilla. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 32, 89-95 Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – One could hypothesize from previous studies that gorillas, as a group, might show a […]

Visually-guided reaching in baboons

Comment to MacNeilage et al. (1987) paper: primate handedness reconsidered. This paper includes data on spontaneous hand use in baboons. Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Vauclair, J. & Fagot, J. (1987). Visually guided reaching in adult baboons. Commentary to MacNeilage, P.F., […]

Spontaneous hand usage and handedness in a troop of baboons

Vauclair, J., & Joel Fagot. (1987). Spontaneous Hand Usage and Handedness in a Troop of Baboons. Cortex, 23, 265–274. Abstract -Hand usage was studied in a troop of 18 Guinea baboons (10 adults and 8 young) for spontaneous activities. Handedness was determined by an analysis of unimanual activities and bimanual asymmetric activities. The distribution […]